A striking new experiment in Finland invites us to rethink what it means to “play in the dirt”. In a study of young children at nurseries such as Natural Resources Institute Finland, entire sections of forest floor, rich in soil, mosses, leaf-litter and wild undergrowth, were installed in playgrounds. Within just weeks, children’s immune profiles […]
A New Rewilding Project in Derbyshire Could Transform 135 Acres of Moorland The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust has launched a new rewilding project to restore Middleton Moor near Wirksworth, aiming to raise £1.2 million to purchase 135 acres of degraded land. This land, currently over-grazed and poor in biodiversity, could become part of a 1,000-acre wildlife […]
Climate change has become one of the most politicised issues of our time. Opinions clash, policies divide and progress often stalls in debate. But one thing we can all agree on? Restoring nature is good - for the planet, for wildlife and for us. Today is the International Day of Climate Action - a reminder […]
A new era for rewilding in Britain Across the UK, rewilding and nature restoration projects are reshaping how we think about land, wildlife and climate action. The latest story making headlines is the Boothby Wildland project in Lincolnshire - a bold 600-hectare rewilding experiment that’s transforming intensively farmed fields into thriving wild landscapes. From beavers […]
The curlew – with its haunting call and sweeping bill – has declined by 60% in the UK over the past 25 years. Conservationists are now debating whether culling foxes, which prey on curlew eggs and chicks, could be the bird’s last hope. But focusing on predators alone is a sticking-plaster solution. The real drivers […]
A practical 25 step rewilding programme inspired by LettsSafari’s smaller-scale rewilding approach. You don’t need hundreds of acres to make a difference for nature. In fact, most of the world’s biodiversity now lives alongside us — in gardens, parks, schoolyards, allotments, and road verges. That means ordinary people, not just landowners or governments, hold the […]
A tree older than the lightbulb In the very heart of Glasgow, where trams once rattled and Teslas now glide, a living sentinel has stood for 170 years. The Argyle Street ash , described in 1951 by local historian James Cowan as “quite the most graceful ash I have seen” , has witnessed the city’s […]
The UK government has just announced a ban on burning deep peatland across England. It’s a milestone moment: peatlands are some of the most important landscapes we have and for too long they’ve been treated as expendable. Peat is often called England’s “Amazon rainforest” - a natural storehouse of carbon, water and life. It forms […]
At LettsSafari, we know that rewilding doesn’t just belong in vast countryside estates or protected reserves. It can - and must - take root in our cities. That’s where the Urban Rewilder comes in. The Urban Rewilder is passionate about turning concrete corners into green havens. They see the potential in a neglected verge, a […]
England’s skies may soon see the return of one of the most iconic symbols of wilderness: the golden eagle. Absent from our landscapes for more than 150 years, these majestic raptors could be reintroduced thanks to a landmark feasibility study by Forestry England. The study confirms that northern England has enough suitable habitats and prey […]
